Contending for the Faith Ministries – Letters

My name is D.R.B. and I am a former Roman Catholic that heard the Holy Spirit's call to "Come out of her my people." In 1984, the Lord's sovereign grace called me out of the darkness and into the light of his Son, Jesus Christ.

Our ministry distributes tapes, tracts, pamphlets, and books to Christians around the world that are seeking to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. We seek to preach the whole counsel of God, witness to the lost, and feed the sheep of Christ. We preach the doctrines of grace as being the doctrines of Christ, and we call people to separate from the religious traditions and practices of the Great Whore (Romanism) and her daughters.

We believe the focus of the believer should be in obeying the great commission as found in Matthew 28:19–22 — "teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you." We believe that a ministry must teach practical doctrines regarding sanctification and warn the sheep about the grievous wolves in the world.

Our Doctrinal Convictions

We use the KJV — the most faithful and reliable English translation. We look to Christ to save all his elect and then come and judge the world. We expose the charismatic movement and its false teachers. We teach God's people that the Jesuits have infiltrated Protestantism with false futurism — pre-tribulation rapture, future Antichrist, 1000-year earthly reign, the restoration of old Israel with animal sacrifices, and many other false interpretations of both Old Testament prophecies and the book of Revelation.

"The Jesuit Order of the Roman Catholic institution is the most diabolical of all Roman Catholic orders; the most fanatical, the most corrupt, the most dangerous. Ever since its inception in the sixteenth century, it has stopped at nothing in the relentless pursuit of its goal: to destroy all the enemies of the Papacy, and to enchain the world to the feet of the pope of Rome."
— Shaun Willcock, Jesuit Secret Agents

Our Approach to Evangelism

We do not believe it is profitable to try and convince those in darkness that the Pope is the Antichrist and that the Jesuits are her most evil workers, unless this is part of the "overall presentation of the Gospel." To do so outside the presentation of Christ only enrages those in darkness and brings persecution on believers. We believe the lost need to hear the Gospel and be called out of the great harlot — but the focus to the lost is not primarily Romanism but Christ.

As one that worked with Alberto Rivera for a number of years, I learned first hand that many will unite together against the Pope, the Jesuits, and her false doctrines — but many themselves love not the doctrines of Christ, nor do they seek after righteousness. It is shocking how many of those united against Romanism hold heretical doctrines and are not of one doctrine. Because I took my eyes off Christ and focused too much on exposing the Pope, I was deceived for a number of years before realising that Alberto Rivera was a false professing Christian and that his testimony of being a former Jesuit is a fraud. I have documentation available to those that request it from our catalog.

On the Impossibility of Being a Roman Catholic Christian

We are greatly saddened to hear people within evangelical circles say: "Yes, Roman Catholicism is a false, antichristian religion, and most Roman Catholics are unregenerate; but there are some, at least, who are true Christians, and who remain within the institution, either out of ignorance, or from a desire to serve the Lord from within the system."

Those that speak thus are in serious error. That there are some Roman Catholics who are true Christians is an utter impossibility. Professing Christians who make such statements are either abysmally ignorant of Roman Catholicism, or they are ignorant of the Bible itself. When the Lord grants a person repentance and faith toward Jesus Christ, they repent of the false doctrines of Romanism regarding salvation through the sacraments. Once a person rejects the Pope's seven channels of grace through sacraments as the means of salvation, they are no longer a Roman Catholic. No rational person would believe a person could be a Mormon or a Hindu and be a Christian at the same time — and if they saw Romanism in its true light according to Christ, they would know it is not possible to hold Catholic doctrines and the doctrines of Christ at the same time.

The Warning of Charles Chiniquy

Christians must be armed with the truth and heed the warning of Charles Chiniquy (1809–1899), a man that was a priest of Rome for 25 years before being granted repentance and saving faith. The following is from the dedication of his classic autobiography and refutation of Romanism, 50 Years in the "Church" of Rome, published in 1886, in which he warned the ministers of his day about the dangers of Modern Babylon as found in Romanism:

"The consequence is an ignorance of Romanism which becomes more and more deplorable and fatal every day. It is that ignorance which paves the way to the triumph of Rome, in a near future, if there is not a complete change in your views on this matter."
— Charles Chiniquy, 50 Years in the "Church" of Rome, 1886

"Contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints" (Jude 3).

D.R.B.
Contending for the Faith Ministries
42055 Crestland Dr., Lancaster, CA 93536 USA
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